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Thursday, February 23, 2017

With the hustle and bustle of everyday routine in the family life, it is hard to find time to go out with friends sometimes. Luckily, one of the Moms in our daughter's class had this brilliant idea to organize a bowling night out. That's what we all did on the first week of February. Our children's school is going through some big changes and we needed some time out to get together and have fun.

We went to Steel Valley Bowling Center with the other parents and we all had the blast. We let the kids bowl and the adults had the chance to catch up and talk. It's been a while since we all got together so it was a great night not just for the kids but for us parents as well.

Somebody suggested that we should do this once a month and we thought it was a great idea. I like bowling and I want to learn how to play it and be good at it. It is something that I enjoy aside from playing tennis with my kids. I think it would be great if we can all do this once a month, it would be a nice breather for all of us.

It would be awesome if this bowling alley would offer a lesson. I am sure that a lot of people would take advantage of it since it is a fun sport to play with friends and family. There might be lessons offered but I am not sure, I will have to inquire about it.

The organizer, our dearest friend Rose. She is also the homeroom Mom for ou r 6th grade class. It is great to have a close and tight-knit school community. Parents get along well and you can tell that everyone cares for every child. Thank you Rose for thinking of this idea.

Here's the 6th graders busy scoring. Some of them are really good.

One of the Moms also brought a cookie cake which everyone ate for snacks during the break.

All the Moms had fun bonding the with the youngest bowler in the group.

Before everyone left, we took some group pictures of the kids and parents as well.

While the parents were busy taking pictures of the kids, I snapped a shot of them too.

Glad everybody had so much fun even for such a short time.

It's very rare to have the parent's picture taken so I am glad we had this opportunity.

Holding the little baby makes me want a another baby at home lol. She was such a chill and great baby to have around.

I think my husband turn off the flash on that last shot, it's kind of blurry but the smiles says it all, we have a lot of FUN that night. I hope that we could do this again sometime next month.

Thursday, February 9, 2017

William Shakespeare's quote above is a puzzle to me but I think what it means is that when a father give something to his son, be it a toy or food, or shared a joke, they can both laugh and be happy abpout the things they shared together. When the son gives to his father and they both cry, I think it means that when the son finally gives back when he is older, it is a sense of accomplishment so they can both shed tears of joy for what the Dad had taught his son growing up. I don't know but you may share your interpretation of the quote through the comment.

My husband is a wonderful father to our children and he is a very good example to our son. I hope that our son would grow up just like him. My husband is not a perfect individual (nobody is..) but I can say that he does his best to be the loving father and husband that he can be. He have things in the past that he is not proud of but what matters is now, he applies those past experiences and uses it as a tool to be a good Dad and husband.

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promotion among other areas. A graduate family nurse can diagnose and treat
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1.
Empathy

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2.
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3.
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Wednesday, February 8, 2017

My husband took a day off last week so we could attend the open house at our children's school. St. Joseph the Worker had celebrated the Catholic School Spirit Week and the open house was scheduled on the second day. I love attending Open Houses because we get to see how our kids interact with other children and teachers. It is also a great opportunity for not only parents but other relatives who wants to see the school, students, and school faculty and staff.

Here in the photos, my husband battled with our son in Mathematics. They did one division problem and I was very amazed that they finished at the same time. Parents and students battled it out and the children outdid the parents lol.

My husband and I split ourselves in some subjects to see both of them . They wanted us to see certain presentations that they did for parents. We enjoyed our daughter's music and religion class.

It is great watching the kids having fun while learning.

Our kids love it when are around. They are now 10 and 11 but very much love us to watch what they do. I am glad they are that way because I read from several posts where kids doesn't want the parents around and that to me is sad.

Some of son's classmates were sick during the Open House so they were not there but his class is a small and I like it because the teacher can really give everyone of them an attention.

Our former neighbor who is a teacher at school, it was nice talking to her.

Despite our effort to attend to every class of our children, we somehow miss one part of our daughter's and she cried, I felt bad.

We made up with her, my husband attended all of hers after that and I go back and forth to her class and her brother's class.

We stayed at the school until the open house was over. Snacks, lunches, and beverages were served for the parents. My husband lost a turn on a game that parents and students participated to and as a consequence, he was asked to do what the teacher does. I thought he was a natural.

There is a tension going on at the school and we don't really know what it is. I don't like it one bit because my kids are very observant and they too can feel it. I hope that the Diocese and the SJS school would work together and solve whatever the issue is. As a parent, I want to be informed but unfortunately, they haven't let us know what is going on. I love how the principal of this school run things so it would be sad to see him let go by the Diocese. He invested 43 years of his life serving the school and that would be devastating if he will be forced to retire. I hope that whoever makes the decision would give him the chance to retire on his own terms. I know I would be devastated if I were him. I am praying for the best for the sake of the children, teachers, and staff of St. Joseph the Worker School.